Where does “udang” come from?

udang (Maguindanao) comes from Proto-Philippine *qudaŋ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian quzan, from Proto-Austronesian quzaN — rain.

udang (Maguindanao): shrimp decapod crustacean

Definitions

  1. shrimp decapod crustacean

Ancestry of “udang”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Philippine*qudaŋ—
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesianquzanrain
3Proto-AustronesianquzaNrain
Every word from Proto-Austronesian quzaN →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian quzan →Every word from Proto-Philippine *qudaŋ →